
Episode :
66From I to We, from Illness to Wellness, from Excess to Balance w Dr Quant Viva
ve Eurydice speaks sex with Dr. Cara Quant, an internal medicine physician & the founder of Viva La Vulva, an organization that educates on female sexual health via multimedia visual arts events that bring together art & medicine & use art for social healing. Viva La Vulva’s mission is to break down the barriers that stop us from talking & learning about female sexual health in a way that transcends race, culture, age or geography. Dr. Cara noticed women’s sexual health issues are overlooked by the medical community, incl. sexual abuse & coercion, pregnancy, pelvic stress, menopause, cultural norms, STD protection & lack of desire. We discuss the importance of right & left brain integration & our goal to get our message to as many people as possible. In a society that devalues motherhood & femininity & views sexual pleasure as time-wasting indulgence, many women are more comfortable talking about sex w their doctors. We discuss the medical benefits of sexual pleasure & female orgasm. Education is the key to overcoming social prejudice & silence.